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enki23

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1. Tightrope? Then they have a net on every side.

Reply to PTWB (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 06:56 PM

Nov 2020

They are clear about this. They, nearly all of them, would happily accept a coup the moment it became likely to be successful. Gleefully

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The GOP is trying to walk a tightrope right now. [View all] PTWB Nov 2020 OP

Tightrope? Then they have a net on every side. enki23 Nov 2020 #1

That isn't one of the outcomes. PTWB Nov 2020 #2

Attempted Coup StClone Nov 2020 #5

I don't think we've come close to an attempted coup yet. PTWB Nov 2020 #7

Coup means violent overthrow...so what is the right word? StClone Nov 2020 #8

He's just throwing a tantrum and the GOP is appeasing him. PTWB Nov 2020 #9

But the effects are very detrimental StClone Nov 2020 #10

Very detrimental indeed. PTWB Nov 2020 #12

It's the *attempt* to retain power that worries me. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #6

Mitch faces backlash StClone Nov 2020 #3

Right. PTWB Nov 2020 #4

Definite tightrope. stevil Nov 2020 #11

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